[The Corps of Engineers, which worked closely with White House officials on its response, went to the defense of the administration, denying that additional money would have made a difference this week because the defenses of New Orleans were designed to withstand a Category 3 storm, not a Category 4 hurricane such as Katrina.] It was not a funding issue, ... It's an issue of the design capabilities of these projects.

We've got 10 teams out there, figuring out what consequences were, ... We'll shortly be looking at the design, as well as how it (the levee system) was actually built, doing borings and getting a lot of additional information.

We've got 10 teams out there, figuring out what consequences were. We'll shortly be looking at the design, as well as how it (the levee system) was actually built, doing borings and getting a lot of additional information.